A Major Step on an Important Journey: Duke Energy Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Project Winners Announced

12.16.16

We are proud to share that long time Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition stakeholder, Duke Energy, has just announced recipients under the "EV Charging Infrastructure Project," which includes new stations planned for almost 50 counties around North Carolina! The $1 million project pays up to $5,000 for the purchase and installation of each charging port. That should cover the cost of the stations – depending on its proximity to existing electrical infrastructure. The project received overwhelming interest – with more than 500 charging stations requested from around the state.

"This project is a wonderful compliment to the past work of North Carolina's Clean Cities Coalitions, the Plug-in NC collaborative, stakeholders including Duke Energy, and many others on topics ranging from Electric Vehicle Readiness Planning to workshops and training offered to the many public and private sector organizations that are critical to the mass adoption of electric vehicle technology," said Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition Chairman, Chris Facente of UNC-Charlotte.

To underscore the importance of this announcement, we have also recently learned, according to new data from Altman Vilandrie & Co.’s survey of more than 2,500 consumers, 60% of American drivers said they were unaware of electric cars, and 80% have never ridden in or driven one. More information on this survey and its results are available here.

The full press release, the list of all recipients, and the number of stations awarded can all be accessed here.

To learn more about electric vehicle and charging iniatives in the Charlotte region or across the state, check out Plug-in NC or contact Jason Wager jwager [at] centralina [dot] org of the Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition.